1965–66 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1965–66 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 39th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

Cardiff City
1965–66 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division20th
FA Cup4th round
League CupSemi-finals
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: George Johnston (17)
All: George Johnston (23)

The season also saw the club reach the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, the furthest they have ever gone in the competition, before being beaten by West Ham United.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK  WAL Lyn Davies
-- GK  WAL Dilwyn John
-- GK  ENG Bob Wilson
-- DF  WAL Colin Baker
-- DF  ENG David Carver
-- DF  WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF  ENG Bobby Ferguson
-- DF  WAL Alan Harrington
-- DF  SCO Don Murray
-- DF  WAL Peter Rodrigues
-- MF  ENG Ronnie Bird
-- MF  SCO Greg Farrell
-- MF  WAL Barrie Hole
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  SCO David Houston
-- MF  ENG Peter King
-- MF  WAL Bernie Lewis
-- MF  WAL Pat Murphy
-- MF  WAL David Summerhayes
-- MF  ENG Gareth Williams
-- MF  WAL David Yorath
-- FW  ENG George Andrews
-- FW  WAL John Charles
-- FW  NIR Terry Harkin
-- FW  SCO George Johnston
-- FW  WAL John Toshack

League standings
Main article: 1965–66 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Plymouth Argyle 42 12 13 17 54 63 0.857 37
19 Bury 42 14 7 21 62 76 0.816 35
20 Cardiff City 42 12 10 20 71 91 0.780 34
21 Middlesbrough 42 10 13 19 58 86 0.674 33 Relegated
22 Leyton Orient 42 5 13 24 38 80 0.475 23
Source:

European Cup Winners Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 SepOne (first leg)Standard LiègeHL 1 – 212,738Johnston
20 OctOne (second leg)Standard LiègeAL 0 – 117,985

See also
  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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